Last Spring, about half the congregation participated in a series of listening circles to reflect on the history of this community and share hopes and dreams for our future. This Rev. Marcus will share his reflections on those conversations and try to answer the questions, “What can you expect from being a part of a … Continue reading Hope Within History ?
Join us for ingathering Sunday as we celebrate coming together at the beginning of our new church year with our ritual of water and stones! In this intergenerational service, we will sing, play and make meaning together as we tell the story of a broken truth and reflect on who we are called to be … Continue reading Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
The end of the season draws near. School resumes, and many of us just now begin to look ahead, planning for schedules and holidays in the months to come. Yet summertime dreams of rivers and trails, of road trips and festivals, still linger among us. As we savor the last weeks of summer, what wisdom … Continue reading Sun, Sweat and Skipping Stones
As we celebrate the 4th of July, many of us find ourselves wrestling with the good, the bad and the ugly of our country’s culture and role in the world. Can we celebrate independence as we yearn to live into a deeper practice of interdependence?
The world is full of beauty, but there is no limit to how much can be made. The ability to create, to make more beauty, is a part of our human birthright. So why can it be so challenging? And how do those of us who are not “great artists” continue to claim our creativity … Continue reading The Alchemy of Making ?
Flower Communion is a uniquely UU ritual, a celebration of the beauty of life and diversity in all its forms. As we honor this tradition today, we are reminded that our world is again in need of our radical vision of one interdependent earth family. This will be an intergenerational service with all ages included … Continue reading The Language of the Flowers
Theologians Rebecca Parker and Rita Nakashima Brock encountered a footnote in an art history book that claimed the first depictions of Jesus’ crucifixion did not appear until the 10th century. Their journey to discover why has led to a radical re-imagining of early Christian theology and invites us to consider, “What is the role of … Continue reading Saving Paradise ?
Curiosity can be a spiritual practice that unlocks hearts and opens doorways to connection and understanding. How can we practice radical curiosity as an antidote to the modern tribalism plaguing our culture?
Three words for mothers? Three ways of personifying our inner and outer experience? Three reasons you don’t go to a different church (or maybe just two)? Put on your curiosity cap as we wonder why the latest Marvel movie is the biggest blockbuster ever and what that has to do with our human quest for … Continue reading Gods, Saints, and Superheroes ?
What’s Easter without a divine sacrifice, atonement for original sin, and a miraculous resurrection? What value does this story have for us who would fast to our reason alongside our religion? “Practice resurrection,” instructs Wendell Berry, and so, despite the odds, we attempt to resurrect again one of the most radical ideas ever expressed.
